Pinakarri is the Martu Mandjilidjara Aboriginal word for Deeper Listening. In our western culture we seem to have lost the skill of empathically listening to each other. We have developed a way of mainly listening to a little voice in the head which keeps making win-lose judgments and interprets everything we hear through itself. This little voice is also very distracting and makes us forget faster: When concentrating on conceptual theory, for instance, we are able to concentrate for … Read more
Climate Mitigation Reducing emissions and stabilizing the climate.
Climate change mitigation involves actions that limit the magnitude and/or rate of long-term climate change. Climate change mitigation generally involves reductions in human (anthropogenic) emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Mitigation may also be achieved by increasing the capacity of carbon sinks, e.g., through reforestation. By contrast, adaptations to climate change are actions taken to manage the eventual (or unavoidable) impacts of global warming, e.g., by building dikes in response to … Read more
Social Entrepreneurship Change makers
Social entrepreneurship is about recognising social problems and achieving social change by employing entrepreneurial principles, processes and operations. It is about investigating and defining a particular social problem and then organizing, creating and managing a social venture to attain the desired change. The change may or may not include a thorough elimination of a social problem. It may be a lifetime process focusing on the improvement of the existing circumstances. While general and … Read more
Zakat Collecting money for the poor or for a development project
Zakat means in Arabic 'that which purifies' and it is basically the giving of a fixed portion of one's wealth as a tax to the administration or government. This is one pillar of Islam. Zakat is a way to redistribute the wealth, thus increasing the flow of cash in the economy with a particular interest in the poor and the dispossessed Muslim. Non Muslims are not required to pay Zakat, but give a tax by a different name called Jizyah tax. The giving of the Zakat is considered a means of … Read more
World Café Consciously tapping into collective capacity
World Café’s invite participants to enter an atmosphere of relaxation and vibrant exchange with others from a variety of backgrounds. We tend to prefer having conversations with those who move in similar circles. Interestingly enough, it is precisely when we invite diversity and engage in multi-stakeholder dialogues that innovative approaches may arise. The setting is organised around café-tables, preferably with white paper tablecloths that may be used for doodling and scribbling down ideas. … Read more
Appreciative Inquiry Igniting the collective imagination of what might be
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) strengthens a system’s capacity to apprehend, anticipate and heighten positive potential. AI seeks out the best of what is, to help ignite the collective imagination of what might be. Cycle of Appreciative Inquiry: 1. Discovery: identify and appreciate the best of what is 2. Dream: expand potential in grounded ways - generative 3. Design: develop provocative propositions through dialogue 4. Destiny: deliver on the new images of the future, sustain by … Read more
Imece (Collective Labour) Community Volunteering
Imece is a name given to traditional Turkish village-scale collaboration. For example, if a couple is getting married, villagers participate in the overall organization of the ceremony including, but not limited to, preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds. Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and there is no central authority to govern activities. Imece is a voluntary (sometimes obligatory) activity, generally … Read more
Village Council/Council of Elders Decision-making in rural villages
Village Council/Council of Elders is the decision-making, executive, juridical and supervising body of the village governance. In the village council there are both elected and natural members. Elected members are determined according to universal majority votes for a five year period. Number of members vary from 8 to 10 according to the village population. Anyone who is literate can be a nominee. The village headman is also the head of village council.The headteacher of the village school and … Read more
Taller de Dragon Dreaming
- Date: 18 – 20 November 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Espai Llum, Valencia-Barrio Russafa., Undefined
Taller de diseño y gestión de proyectos colaborativos y sostenibles con Dragon Dreaming Taller dirigido a personas que quieren aprender a diseñar y gestionar sus sueños y proyectos conectando con su creatividad de forma holística, cooperativa y transformadora. SOBRE EL TALLER Durará 18 horas repartidas en cinco sesiones entre el viernes, sábado y el domingo. Siguiendo una metodología vivencial se invita a los/las participantes a salir de su zona de confort, para explorar nuevos … Read more
“Permaculture Design Certificate”
- Date: 3 – 15 November 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia., Australia
The Noosa Forest Retreat Permaculture course on Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast will include the standard “Permaculture Design Certificate” (PDC) curriculum as created by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren This is a globally recognised education course on sustainable living design. This includes valuable hands on practical exercises plus experience with permaculture principles and systems including - animal systems, super compost making, swale design and implementation for water … Read more
